Olga Misik: Russia’s ‘Tiananmen teen’ protester on front line
Olga Misik was born and grew up in a Moscow suburb. The middle child in her family, she loved reading. Authors who spoke of dystopian futures and authoritarian regimes, like George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, were particular favourites.
"It's not like I'm near retirement myself, but I saw the injustice in it," Olga says."I was angry with the politicians because President Putin himself had promised that he wouldn't increase it, and then he signed it into law in October 2018."On 27 July Olga was among thousands of people attending an unauthorised protest in Moscow against the bar on opposition activists running in the Duma election.
While the police did not mistreat her, Olga says they denied her a doctor when she said she felt ill. She was released 12 hours later and faces a fine of 20,000 roubles for taking part in an illegal protest."Not many young women in Russia are politically motivated - only really those who want to go into journalism. I am the exception, not the rule."
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